In my last blog post, I covered some of my main goals I want to achieve in the sustainability/Verdant Growth side of my life, but I have a few smaller stretch goals that I’d like to try for as well. These are goals that I thought of as I tried to figure out what I want my goals to be […]
Leadership Step By Step – Exercise #7: Authentic Voice
The Authentic Voice exercise is a simple exercise on the surface: instead of writing your inner monologue like I did in exercise #3, this time you have to verbalize it, first alone, but then with friends, family, or anyone else. The first couple of times doing this exercise on my own made it seem easy enough – it was just […]
TSL:SFN – Follow-Up w/ George and Amber-Rose Knight
It’s time to see how George and Amber-Rose Knight’s challenges went! For those of you who didn’t listen to the first episode with George and Amber-Rose, George Knight is a rewilder and, along with his wife, a co-founder of Beyond Domestication, a UK-based company specializing in nature retreats and rewilding walks. They guide people to learn about the Seven Practices […]
Hello, 2025! Challenges for the new year!
We’ve entered 2025! This means it’s time to set some new goals for the year. I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’d like to do this year in regards to living happier, healthier, and more environmentally conscious, and how I reflect that on the internet (blog, podcast, videos, etc.). Mindset When people think about sustainability and responsibility, we generally […]
A Vegetarian Dish A Month – December 2024: Vegan Cheesecake
This is it. The final “first time ever” vegan recipe for this year! I’ve now made 12 vegetarian/vegan dishes that I never made before! That’s 12 more meals I can make that are healthier, kinder, and full of flavor than I could ever make before. My journey took me to different countries (middle east, India, Asia, Europe), to varying levels […]
TSL:SFN – No Scrap Left Behind w/ Teralyn Pilgrim
Teralyn Pilgrim had no idea the environmental and economic impact of food waste, or that she could save $100 a month by living waste-free. But when a story of hungry children filled her with unbearable guilt, she decided to change the way her family approached mealtime. In her new book, No Scrap Left Behind: My Life Without Food Waste, she […]
A Vegetarian Dish A Month – November 2024: Vegan Spring Rolls
With just a couple months left to go in order to complete my New Years’ Resolution challenge to myself to make one new vegan or vegetarian dish per month in 2024, and my success with trying something way outside of my comfort zone last month, I decided that for this month I wanted to do something still unlike anything I […]
TSL:SFN – Solving The Climate Crisis w/ John J. Berger
John J Berger, Ph.D. is a Senior Research Fellow at The Pacific Institute and author of Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth. Solving the Climate Crisis has many stories of colorful, charismatic characters, smart, cutting-edge science, new technology, brilliant engineering, clever, profitable business strategies, and it provides a roadmap to a brighter future […]
A Vegetarian Dish A Month – October 2024: Chickpea Tikka Masala
Every now and then you need a challenge. You need to try something new. That was what I needed this month. I was starting to feel like all the recipes I was doing for my New Years’ Resolution were all “quick/easy/simple.” Those recipes are great, don’t get me wrong. I want quick, easy, and simple for most of my meals. […]
TSL:SFN – The Age Of Melt w/ Lisa Baril
Lisa Baril is a science writer who has written about natural resources and science for national parks across the southwestern United States. She holds a master’s degree from Montana State University and is a member of the National Association of Science Writers, Society of Environmental Journalists, and the Outdoor Writers Association of America. In THE AGE OF MELT, she explores […]